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2017-09-28 06:14:43

RDFN

Redfin

$25.24

0.03 (0.12%)

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Redfin initiated with a Neutral at Piper Jaffray

Piper Jaffray analyst Jason Deleeuw started Redfin with a Neutral rating and $26 price target. The analyst sees headwinds to the company's relative valuation amid its ongoing investments in lead generation and agent employees.

RDFNRedfin

$25.24

0.03 (0.12%)

08/22/17

STFL

08/22/17INITIATIONSTFLHold

Redfin initiated with a Hold at Stifel

Stifel analyst John Egbert started coverage of Redfin with a $24 price target and a Hold rating. The analyst says that the company's model of paying its agents a salary and charging "below-market commissions" is "disruptive," but he thinks that the stock is currently fairly valued. However, he is upbeat on the company's longer term outlook.

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RBCM

08/22/17INITIATIONRBCMSector Perform

Redfin initiated with a Sector Perform at RBC Capital

RBC Capital analyst Mark Mahaney started coverage of Redfin with a $28 price target and a Sector Perform rating. He says that the company has strong fundamentals and "should...create shareholder value" over the "long-term." However, he says the stock is currently "reasonably valued." Target $28. .

08/22/17

BOFA

08/22/17INITIATIONTarget $28BOFANeutral

Redfin initiated with a Neutral at BofA/Merrill

BofA/Merrill initiated Redfin with a Neutral and a $28 price target.

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On The Fly: Top five analyst initiations

Catch up on the today's top five analyst initiations with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Redfin (RDFN) initiated with a Sector Perform at RBC Capital, Hold rating at Stifel, an Outperform at Oppenheimer and Neutral at Goldman Sachs. 2. Energen (EGN) initiated with an Outperform at Imperial Capital. 3. Pioneer Natural (PXD) initiated with an Outperform at Imperial Capital. 4. Revance (RVNC) initiated with an Outperform at JMP Securities. 5. Pacira (PCRX) initiated with a Buy at Needham. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

Nuance has ceased development this month of the Swype feature for both iOS and Android, six years after it acquired the company behind the keyboard app for roughly $100M, the Verge reports, citing an emailed statement. Nuance said that it would discontinue support of the keyboard app and shift focus to other products, the report says. "The core technology behind Swype will continue to be utilized and improved upon across other Nuance offerings - and integrated into our broader AI-powered solutions - most notably in Android-based keyboard solutions for our automotive customers," the company said, according to the Verge. Reference Link

Samsung Electronics (SSNLF) and Qualcomm Technologies (QCOM) announced their intention to expand their decade-long foundry relationship into EUV lithography process technology, including the manufacture of future Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G mobile chipsets using Samsung's 7-nanometer LPP EUV process technology. Using 7LPP EUV process technology, Snapdragon 5G mobile chipsets will offer a smaller chip footprint, giving OEMs more usable space inside upcoming products to support larger batteries or slimmer designs. Process improvements, combined with a more advanced chip design, are expected to bring significant improvements in battery life. Last May, Samsung introduced 7LPP EUV, its first semiconductor process technology to use an EUV lithography solution. It is anticipated that EUV lithography deployment will break the barriers of Moore's law scaling, paving the way for single nanometer semiconductor technology generations. Compared to its 10nm FinFET predecessors, Samsung's 7LPP EUV technology not only greatly reduces the process complexity with less process steps and better yield, but also allows up to a 40% increase in area efficiency with 10% higher performance or up to 35% lower power consumption.

Baskin-Robbins, a Dunkin' Brands company, announced its continued expansion in the Toronto, Ontario market with the signing of four new store development agreements with three existing franchise groups. The first Baskin-Robbins shop under these new agreements is scheduled to open in 2019. Currently, there are more than 80 Baskin-Robbins locations throughout the greater Toronto area, and growing the brand there remains a top priority for Baskin-Robbins in 2018 and beyond.

Celanese Corporation will increase list and off-list selling prices for the following acetyl intermediates products: acetic acid, acetic anhydride, butyl acetate, ethyl acetate, and vinyl acetate monomer. The price increases will be effective immediately, or as contracts otherwise allow, and are incremental to any previously announced increases.

Reports Q4 revenue $369.0M, consensus $340.56M. Q4 Adjusted EBITDA was $110.5M for the three months ended December 31, 2017, up 294% sequentially from $28.0M for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and up 691% from $14.0M for the three months ended December 31, 2016.

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